Dynamic Group Subscriptions for M2M Device Resource Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies for managing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices in wireless communication networks are inefficient due to restrictive and costly subscription models that treat each device as a separate subscription, regardless of usage patterns, leading to unnecessary resource allocation and billing for devices that only occasionally communicate.
Innovation Solution
A dynamic group subscription method allocates network resources proportionally to expected use by grouping M2M devices, allowing for flexible allocation and deallocation of subscriptions, enabling fewer subscriptions to be considered for a group of devices, thereby optimizing resource usage and reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If each M2M device is treated as a separate subscription, then device registration and service access are simplified, but network resource allocation becomes inefficient and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple M2M devices into a single group subscription, where one subscription identifier represents a group of devices instead of requiring individual subscriptions for each device. This reduces the number of subscriptions needed while maintaining the ability to register and manage individual devices within the group, thereby improving network resource allocation efficiency without compromising registration ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The group subscription mechanism provides universal access for multiple devices through a single subscription, allowing any device in the group to utilize the subscription for network access. This multi-functional approach enables one subscription to serve multiple devices dynamically, reducing overall subscription requirements and optimizing resource allocation.
2Loss of energy
If fewer subscriptions are allocated to a group of M2M devices, then operational costs are reduced, but flexibility in device activation and resource allocation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic device activation within group subscriptions, where devices can be activated or deactivated from the group as needed. The system dynamically allocates subscription resources to individual devices based on current usage requirements, allowing flexible activation without requiring permanent individual subscriptions. This dynamic approach maintains adaptability while reducing overall operational costs through consolidated group subscriptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary grouping of devices into subscription groups in advance, pre-configuring the potential members of each group subscription. This preliminary action allows the network to prepare resource allocation pools ahead of time, enabling quick and flexible activation of individual devices from the pre-formed groups without requiring ad-hoc subscription creation, thus maintaining flexibility while reducing costs.
3Reliability
If traditional per-subscription billing is used for M2M devices, then service provider revenue models are maintained, but resource allocation does not reflect actual usage patterns
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the billing parameter from individual device-based subscription counts to group-based subscription units. Instead of charging per device subscription, the system charges per group subscription, where one subscription can cover multiple devices. This parameter change aligns resource allocation with actual usage patterns, as groups are formed based on anticipated device activity levels, while maintaining service provider revenue through adjusted group subscription pricing structures.
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AI summary
A method, system, and computer program product for providing dynamic group subscriptions for M2M device communication provides a more flexible and efficient technology for allocating registrations and resources. A method for allocating a plurality of subscriptions to wireless services in a network among a plurality of wireless devices in the network comprises creating a group including a plurality of wireless devices, making an initial allocation of the subscriptions to the group, the initial allocation including allocating one subscription to each of some of the plurality of wireless devices, modifying the allocation of the subscriptions to the group, including at least one of deallocating a subscription from one of the plurality of wireless devices and allocating a subscription to one of the plurality of wireless devices.